One of the party's primary platforms is representation of veterans who fought for the South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) and other divisions of the South West African security forces during the Namibian War of Independence.
[2] The party seeks to get these former service members classified officially as war veterans by the Namibian government, a recognition afforded only to former insurgents of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN).
As of August 2019[update] the party has no official leadership beyond Uapiruka Papama, its acting secretary-general.
[2] The NPF failed to achieve parliamentary representation after it finished last in the national assembly election, gathering 1,785 votes (0.22%).
The NPF finished last among all parties by obtaining the twenty-first position.